Forces of Nature
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Forces of Nature
November 6-7, 7 PM
Maryland Hall
MUSIC PROGRAM*
Luke Soneral - An Overture: The Mouse and its Shadow
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Tempest, Op. 18
Igor Stravinsky - Divertimento from Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy’s Kiss)
*Additional works, to be announced
Tchaikovsky’s The Tempest transforms Shakespeare’s play into a sweeping symphonic seascape, where storm-tossed drama, glowing lyricism, and the eternal presence of nature unfold in richly colored sound. Surging climaxes and an unforgettable love theme make it one of Tchaikovsky’s most cinematic and emotionally immediate orchestral works. The physical storm brought to life by the music is a metaphor for human nature.
Igor Stravinsky’s The Fairy’s Kiss (Le Baiser de la fée) is one of the most refined and moving tributes one composer has ever paid to another — music in which memory, nature, and artistry are inseparably entwined. Conceived as a tribute to his countryman Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky on the 35th anniversary of the great composer’s death, the music was written for a neoclassical ballet inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ice-Maiden. The ballet functions as a poetic allegory for Tchaikovsky’s own artistic life. Icy textures and glittering sonorities evoke nature as an elemental, even fateful force.
Opening the program is a glimpse of the future: Luke Soneral’s An Overture: The Mouse and Its Shadow, a brand-new work by a pre-college composer already earning national recognition. Soneral’s music marks the arrival of a prodigious talent with a bright trajectory ahead. Its inclusion underscores the ASO’s commitment not only to iconic classical music, but to the next generation of composers shaping the orchestral world.
TICKETING
Tickets start at $25. Check the online seating chart to select $25 seats.
Signature Series Subscribers can use their 20% off discount to save on additional tickets to this concert. Please purchase tickets through your Patron Portal starting August 1, 2026. The discount will be automatically applied.
Student tickets to this performance are $15. Military, Law Enforcement, and First Responder ticket discounts are also available. Please call the Box Office at 410-263-0907 to redeem these discounts starting August 1, 2026.
THANK YOU
This performance is made possible in part with the support of the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC.org) and Arts Council of Anne Arundel County (ACAAC.org).
November 6-7, 7 PM
Maryland Hall
MUSIC PROGRAM*
Luke Soneral - An Overture: The Mouse and its Shadow
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Tempest, Op. 18
Igor Stravinsky - Divertimento from Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy’s Kiss)
*Additional works, to be announced
Tchaikovsky’s The Tempest transforms Shakespeare’s play into a sweeping symphonic seascape, where storm-tossed drama, glowing lyricism, and the eternal presence of nature unfold in richly colored sound. Surging climaxes and an unforgettable love theme make it one of Tchaikovsky’s most cinematic and emotionally immediate orchestral works. The physical storm brought to life by the music is a metaphor for human nature.
Igor Stravinsky’s The Fairy’s Kiss (Le Baiser de la fée) is one of the most refined and moving tributes one composer has ever paid to another — music in which memory, nature, and artistry are inseparably entwined. Conceived as a tribute to his countryman Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky on the 35th anniversary of the great composer’s death, the music was written for a neoclassical ballet inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ice-Maiden. The ballet functions as a poetic allegory for Tchaikovsky’s own artistic life. Icy textures and glittering sonorities evoke nature as an elemental, even fateful force.
Opening the program is a glimpse of the future: Luke Soneral’s An Overture: The Mouse and Its Shadow, a brand-new work by a pre-college composer already earning national recognition. Soneral’s music marks the arrival of a prodigious talent with a bright trajectory ahead. Its inclusion underscores the ASO’s commitment not only to iconic classical music, but to the next generation of composers shaping the orchestral world.
TICKETING
Tickets start at $25. Check the online seating chart to select $25 seats.
Signature Series Subscribers can use their 20% off discount to save on additional tickets to this concert. Please purchase tickets through your Patron Portal starting August 1, 2026. The discount will be automatically applied.
Student tickets to this performance are $15. Military, Law Enforcement, and First Responder ticket discounts are also available. Please call the Box Office at 410-263-0907 to redeem these discounts starting August 1, 2026.
THANK YOU
This performance is made possible in part with the support of the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC.org) and Arts Council of Anne Arundel County (ACAAC.org).
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